Hamish
04-24-2006, 06:51 PM
just got home from seeing Janis in Vicar St, Dublin.... amazing...
I was first introduced to her music nearly 20 years ago as I was coming out and struggling with all of that...my older sister and her girlfriends introduced me to her music (funny that!) ...
there were far too many candles burning and far too many thoughts in my head about no one understanding how I felt, and a Janis Ian tape playing in the stereo... (far too many things going on between my sister and her girlfriend at the time as well.... not a happy night if I remember correctly)...
The "Between The Lines" tape finished and whilst everyone went to bed I grabbed the tape, shoved it into my walkman, pressed play, and fell asleep listening to the most amazing, honest and forgiving voice singing about love and love lost.... those songs....I can't tell you which was my favourite as the whole album became a soundtrack for my life at the time..."bright lights and promises", "light a light" "lover's lullaby"...
I then went overseas to Japan, and luckily I found many older and newer tapes of hers, and I was able to explore some of Janis's other work...I played them non stop on my new walkman.... majestic, but nothing would ever mean as much as that album....hey, it was first exposure to her, the poet, storyteller, that we know and love...
skip to the current and I am now 35 and I can say she and her music has helped me through some very rough times in my life...coming from australia I have never had the opportunity to see her perfom until tonight and I was overcome with emotion when she sang a few of the old songs that I have been playing to myself (and my friends) over the last 20 years... and god, I was overcome at times with tears but god I laughed at some of her stories...
The fabulous thing I learnt tonight from Janis is her depth.... I had never heard a lot of the songs she played tonight, but myself, and my boyfriend were completely captivated by her voice and her songs... JANIS... YOU ARE AMAZING....
thank you so much for the music which has sustained me over these years and got me through some very emotional times...
I know I wouldn't be here if I hadn't had your songs playing through the stereo/walkman/CD player/iPod....
Hamish
I was first introduced to her music nearly 20 years ago as I was coming out and struggling with all of that...my older sister and her girlfriends introduced me to her music (funny that!) ...
there were far too many candles burning and far too many thoughts in my head about no one understanding how I felt, and a Janis Ian tape playing in the stereo... (far too many things going on between my sister and her girlfriend at the time as well.... not a happy night if I remember correctly)...
The "Between The Lines" tape finished and whilst everyone went to bed I grabbed the tape, shoved it into my walkman, pressed play, and fell asleep listening to the most amazing, honest and forgiving voice singing about love and love lost.... those songs....I can't tell you which was my favourite as the whole album became a soundtrack for my life at the time..."bright lights and promises", "light a light" "lover's lullaby"...
I then went overseas to Japan, and luckily I found many older and newer tapes of hers, and I was able to explore some of Janis's other work...I played them non stop on my new walkman.... majestic, but nothing would ever mean as much as that album....hey, it was first exposure to her, the poet, storyteller, that we know and love...
skip to the current and I am now 35 and I can say she and her music has helped me through some very rough times in my life...coming from australia I have never had the opportunity to see her perfom until tonight and I was overcome with emotion when she sang a few of the old songs that I have been playing to myself (and my friends) over the last 20 years... and god, I was overcome at times with tears but god I laughed at some of her stories...
The fabulous thing I learnt tonight from Janis is her depth.... I had never heard a lot of the songs she played tonight, but myself, and my boyfriend were completely captivated by her voice and her songs... JANIS... YOU ARE AMAZING....
thank you so much for the music which has sustained me over these years and got me through some very emotional times...
I know I wouldn't be here if I hadn't had your songs playing through the stereo/walkman/CD player/iPod....
Hamish